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Gardar Eide Einarsson

Gardar Eide Einarsson

  • Selected works
  • Gallery exhibitions
  • External Exhibitions

  • GARDAR EIDE EINARSSON Born in Oslo, NO, 1976 Lives and works in Tokyo, JP Gardar Eide Einarsson’s practice explores the...
    Photo: Gui Martinez

    GARDAR EIDE EINARSSON

    Born in Oslo, NO, 1976
    Lives and works in Tokyo, JP

     

    Gardar Eide Einarsson’s practice explores the complex dynamics of personal liberty, belonging, and the ideological influence of propaganda. Working across diverse media – including installation, painting, and sculpture – he repurposes found materials to examine the friction between individual freedom and the constraints of societal systems. His work often carries a wry sense of humor, balancing subversive undertones with a measured, critical distance.

     

    Rather than issuing a direct call for revolt, Einarsson engages with the artist’s classical role as a commentator and reflector of social structures. His work interrogates how images and materials are used to construct ideology, positioning his practice within broader cultural and institutional critiques. By probing the mechanisms through which identity and belief are shaped, Einarsson challenges viewers to reconsider the boundaries between autonomy and conformity in an increasingly mediated and regulated world. His nuanced approach encourages a deeper reflection on the role of art in navigating the politics of representation and control.

     

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  • Selected works
    • Gardar Eide Einarsson “Screaming and Yelling”, 2024 Gouache on Arches paper
      Gardar Eide Einarsson
      “Screaming and Yelling”, 2024
      Gouache on Arches paper
    • Gardar Eide Einarsson "Loud White Noise", 2024 Gouache on Arches paper
      Gardar Eide Einarsson
      "Loud White Noise", 2024
      Gouache on Arches paper
    • Gardar Eide Einarsson “Fighter Jets Flying By”, 2024 Gouache on Arches paper
      Gardar Eide Einarsson
      “Fighter Jets Flying By”, 2024
      Gouache on Arches paper
    • Gardar Eide Einarsson Permanent Green Light, 2022 Acrylic, gesso and graphite on canvas
      Gardar Eide Einarsson
      Permanent Green Light, 2022
      Acrylic, gesso and graphite on canvas
    • Gardar Eide Einarsson Gods of the Lightning (Sacco and Vanzetti), 2023 Acrylic, gesso and graphite on canvas
      Gardar Eide Einarsson
      Gods of the Lightning (Sacco and Vanzetti), 2023
      Acrylic, gesso and graphite on canvas
    • Gardar Eide Einarsson Basic Statistics, 2016 Acrylic, gesso and pencil on canvas
      Gardar Eide Einarsson
      Basic Statistics, 2016
      Acrylic, gesso and pencil on canvas
    • Gardar Eide Einarsson Brute Force (Financial Times), 2018 Dyed fabric
      Gardar Eide Einarsson
      Brute Force (Financial Times), 2018
      Dyed fabric
    • Gardar Eide Einarsson Common Errors; Two Shot Group (Yellow), 2018 Acrylic on wood
      Gardar Eide Einarsson
      Common Errors; Two Shot Group (Yellow), 2018
      Acrylic on wood
    • Gardar Eide Einarsson Common Errors; Group to Right, 2018 Acrylic on wood
      Gardar Eide Einarsson
      Common Errors; Group to Right, 2018
      Acrylic on wood
    • Gardar Eide Einarsson Untitled (Fiat Justitia, Ruat Coelum), 2012 Cotton
      Gardar Eide Einarsson
      Untitled (Fiat Justitia, Ruat Coelum), 2012
      Cotton
    • Gardar Eide Einarsson Black Poly Pickup & Dump Truck Tarp III, 2015 Acrylic and Silkscreen on Canvas
      Gardar Eide Einarsson
      Black Poly Pickup & Dump Truck Tarp III, 2015
      Acrylic and Silkscreen on Canvas
    • Gardar Eide Einarsson Black Poly Pickup & Dump Truck Tarp II, 2015 Acrylic and Silkscreen on Canvas
      Gardar Eide Einarsson
      Black Poly Pickup & Dump Truck Tarp II, 2015
      Acrylic and Silkscreen on Canvas
    • Gardar Eide Einarsson Mining Rig (RAL 3018 Strawberry Red), 2022 Powder coated steel
      Gardar Eide Einarsson
      Mining Rig (RAL 3018 Strawberry Red), 2022
      Powder coated steel
    • Gardar Eide Einarsson Mining Rig (RAL 6027 Light Green), 2022 Powder coated steel
      Gardar Eide Einarsson
      Mining Rig (RAL 6027 Light Green), 2022
      Powder coated steel
    • Gardar Eide Einarsson Socialism in Practice, 2021 Acrylic, gesso and graphite on linen
      Gardar Eide Einarsson
      Socialism in Practice, 2021
      Acrylic, gesso and graphite on linen
  • Gallery exhibitions
    • Gardar Eide Einarsson, Opening in August, 2025 at Holbergsgade 19, Copenhagen
      Exhibitions

      Gardar Eide Einarsson

      Opening in August, 2025 at Holbergsgade 19, Copenhagen August 15 - September 27, 2025
    • Gardar Eide Einarsson, “It's got to change. It's going to change. I mean, it's not a question of, “I hope...
      Exhibitions

      Gardar Eide Einarsson

      “It's got to change. It's going to change. I mean, it's not a question of, “I hope it changes.” It's going to change, a hundred percent." August 19 - October 1, 2022
    • Gardar Eide Einarsson, TOTAL CONTROL ZONE
      Exhibitions

      Gardar Eide Einarsson

      TOTAL CONTROL ZONE November 18 - December 21, 2018
    • Gardar Eide Einarsson, DISTINCT FUNCTIONAL LAYERS HELP ESTABLISH HIERARCHY AND ORDER
      Exhibitions

      Gardar Eide Einarsson

      DISTINCT FUNCTIONAL LAYERS HELP ESTABLISH HIERARCHY AND ORDER January 29 - April 9, 2016
    • GARDAR EIDE EINARSSON, POWER HAS A FRAGRANCE
      Exhibitions

      GARDAR EIDE EINARSSON

      POWER HAS A FRAGRANCE September 3 - October 22, 2011
    • Gardar Eide Einarsson, DOG-WHISTLE POLITICS
      Exhibitions

      Gardar Eide Einarsson

      DOG-WHISTLE POLITICS September 9 - October 24, 2009
    • Gardar Eide Einarsson, TOKYO UNDERWORLD
      Exhibitions

      Gardar Eide Einarsson

      TOKYO UNDERWORLD September 1 - October 10, 2006
    • Gardar Eide Einarsson, START TO ENTER
      Exhibitions

      Gardar Eide Einarsson

      START TO ENTER May 22 - June 26, 2004
    • SHIFTING VIEWS, Carlos Amorales, Charlotte Brüel, Darío Escobar, Gardar Eide Einarsson, Jone Kvie, Mads Gamdrup, Rebecca Lindsmyr and Tove Storch
      Exhibitions

      SHIFTING VIEWS

      Carlos Amorales, Charlotte Brüel, Darío Escobar, Gardar Eide Einarsson, Jone Kvie, Mads Gamdrup, Rebecca Lindsmyr and Tove Storch January 20 - March 2, 2024
    • Entangled Paperworks, Gardar Eide Einarsson, Runo Lagomarsino, Eduardo Terrazas, Michael Kvium, Tove Storch, Carlos Amorales, FOS, and Ingvar Cronhammar
      Exhibitions

      Entangled Paperworks

      Gardar Eide Einarsson, Runo Lagomarsino, Eduardo Terrazas, Michael Kvium, Tove Storch, Carlos Amorales, FOS, and Ingvar Cronhammar May 12 - July 3, 2020
  • External Exhibitions
    • Gardar Eide Einarsson, A Madman, a Patient, a Condemned Man, a Worker or a Schoolboy, ARoS
      Exhibitions

      Gardar Eide Einarsson

      A Madman, a Patient, a Condemned Man, a Worker or a Schoolboy, ARoS March 7 - May 17, 2015
    • Gardar Eide Einarsson, Versuchsstation des Weltuntergangs, Bergen Kunsthall
      Exhibitions

      Gardar Eide Einarsson

      Versuchsstation des Weltuntergangs, Bergen Kunsthall May 23 - August 15, 2013
    • Gardar Eide Einarsson, Power Has a Fragrance, Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art; Reykjavik Art Museum; Kunsthalle Fridericianum & Bonniers...
      Exhibitions

      Gardar Eide Einarsson

      Power Has a Fragrance, Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art; Reykjavik Art Museum; Kunsthalle Fridericianum & Bonniers Konsthall May 6, 2010 - June 12, 2011

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